By Chris Wright

I've been waiting for a video of this to surface since Tuesday night, in so far as it was the only slight sliver of a shred of commiseration we Forest fans were able to take from the night. Burnley won 2-0. Rodriguez scored them both.

Anyway, with the score at 1-0, the man they call 'Jay Rod' up around Turf Moor way stepped up and performed a timely homage to John Terry's infamously spunked Moscow spot-kick which proved to be the only highlight of the game from a Forest perspective.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 07/10/2011, na cidade de Zilina-SVK, onde jogaram as seleções da Eslováquia (41º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Rússia (13º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Bratislava 12/10/2005 SVK0:0RUS First stage2006Moscow 04/09/2004 RUS1:1 (1:0)SVK First stage
Eliminatórias Continentais
Moscow 07/09/2010 RUS0:1 (0:1)SVK
Amistosos
2000Moscow 31/05/2000 RUS1:1 (0:1)SVK 1995Kosice 08/03/1995 SVK2:1 (1:0)RUS 1994Moscow 29/05/1994 RUS2:1 (0:1)SVK
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Jnas Eriksson-SWE
O único gol do jogo, foi de Alan Dzagoev, aos 26 minutos do segundo tempo.

Russia missed the World Cup, but they did Write the Future

The 2010 World Cup seems like ancient history as we enter 2012, but hidden gems need to be uncovered. Remember that "Write the Future" advertising campaign? Well, Russian graphic artist Aske (aka Sicksystems) created two football-related pieces of art to capture the interest of the Russian market.

14 February 2012 More » Lyon 20:45 APOELReferee: TBD – Stadium: Stade de Gerland, Lyon (FRA) More » Leverkusen 20:45 BarcelonaReferee: TBD – Stadium: Bay-Arena, Leverkusen (GER) 15 February 2012 More » Zenit 18:00 BenficaReferee: TBD – Stadium: Stadion Petrovskiy, St Petersburg (RUS) More » Milan 20:45 ArsenalReferee: TBD – Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milan (ITA) 21 February 2012 More » CSKA Moskva 18:00 Real MadridReferee: TBD – Stadium: Stadion Luzhniki, Moscow (RUS) More » Napoli 20:45 ChelseaReferee: TBD – Stadium: Stadio San Paolo, Naples (ITA) 22 February 2012 More » Marseille 20:45 InternazionaleReferee: TBD – Stadium: Stade Vélodrome, Marseille (FRA) More » Basel 20:45 BayernReferee: TBD – Stadium: St.

The draw for the Champions League 2011-12 1/16th play-off took place today with the following pairings:AC Milan-ArsenalNapoli-ChelseaCSKA Moscow-Real MadridApoel Nicosia-Olympique LyonBasel-Bayern MunichBenfica-Zenit St. PetersburgFC Barcelona-Bayer LeverkusenOlympique Marseille-Inter MilanSome very interesting matches indeed!

This morning Chelsea have been drawn against in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League. The rest of the draw is as follows:
Lyon v APOEL
Napoli v CHELSEA
Milan v Arsenal
Basel v Bayern
Leverkusen v Barcelona
CSKA Moscow v Real Madrid
Zenit v Benfica
Marseille v Inter
Now for me it's a tough draw but our experience should see us through.

On a chilly evening in Brussels, Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht turned the heat up on Kokomotiv Moscow as five different players scored in the 5-3 win.

On another night of drama in the Champions League Lyon, Basel and Napoli all moved onto the round of 16, while last season's beaten finalist Manchester United was sent to the Europa League.

The most unlikely team to progress to the knock stages was Lyon, who needed Ajax to lose at home to Real Madrid while they beat Dinamo Zagreb and overturned a seven-goal deficit.

Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Eurocopa de 2012, foi realizado no dia 02/09/2011, na cidade de Moscow-RUS, onde jogaram as seleções da Rùssia (13º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção da Macedônia (90º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Skopje 12/10/2010 MKD0:1 (0:1)RUS 2008Moscow 08/09/2007 RUS3:0 (1:0)MKD 2008Skopje 15/11/2006 MKD0:2 (0:2)RUS
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Bulent Yildrim-TUR
O único gol do jogo, foi de Igor Semshov, aos 41 minutos do primeiro tempo, sendo seu terceiro gol pela seleção nacional.

Video: Contender for this year's best own goal

CSKA Moscow player scores a fantastic Champions League goal... in his own net

View the full story here: Talksport

A news article on 2011-11-24 02:00:00 from: Talksport

This news item has been reproduced from today's media.

By Chris Wright

Lille beat CSKA Moscow 2-0 in the Champions League last night, with Vasili Berezutski getting the ball rolling for the French side when the Russian centre-half hooked a delightful chip over his own 'keeper to give Lille the lead...

The excellence of execution.

Straight on at the traffic lights in Moscow Central. Well the boys finally ran out of road, sank without trace and hit the buffers in the Europa. Actually that's a metaphor too far because it wasn't quite a train wreck although without Cudocini's performance it might, from a distance, have looked like one.

In a week with countless transfer rumours flying around the Emirates, the potential Arsenal interest in young Russian sensation Alan Dzagoev is another to add to the list. The 21 year-old CSKA Moscow attacking midfielder has scored 3 goals this season, with his club sitting comfortably in second place.

(Champions League, Septiembre 28, 2011)
Valencia 1 – Chelsea 1

Arsenal 2 – Olympiakos 1

BATE Borisov 0 – Barcelona 5

AC Milan 2 – Viktoria Pilsen 0

Shaktar Donetsk 1 – Apoel Nicosia 1

Marseille 3 – Borussia Dortmund 0

Bayer Leverkusen 2 – Genk 0

Zenit St Petersburg 3 – FC Porto 1

(Champions League, Septiembre 27, 2011)

Manchester United 3 – FC Basel 3

Bayern Munich 2 – Manchester City 0

Zenit St Petersburg 3 – FC Porto 1

Bayer Leverkusen 2 – Genk 0

Real Madrid 3 – Ajax 0

Oţelul Galaţi 0 – Benfica 1

Napoli 2 – Villareal 0

Trabzonspor 1 – Lille 1

CSKA Moscow 2 – Inter Milan 3

This was Napoli's first ever Champions League match at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples. Last time the Partenopei competed in Europe's premier competition was in 1990, when they lost on penalties to Spartak Moscow in round two of the European Cup. DISCLAIMER: SERIEAWEEKLY.COM DOES NOT HOST ANY VIDEO CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE, PLEASE CONTACT THE AGENCIES TRANSMITTING THE AUDIO-VISUAL.

At 23 years old Seydou Doumbia managed to impress many big clubs around the world with his skill and his very acute sense of goal. Arsenal, Chelsea and Inter Milan were reported to be interested interested in the young striker in the last few years, and it is thought that he came close to signing [..

Vyacheslav Malafeev must feel a little sheepish when he looks at his latest Russian cap. For the 32-year-old barely deserved it.

That isn't a slight on his efforts, but merely a reflection on the game against Ireland, which saw the home side attack for the entire 90 minutes, meaning Malafeev could have had a little sleep and still kept a clean sheet.

By Chris Wright

As well as playing like a complete defensive uber-goliath and having to take to the field in a homemade shirt during the latter stages of Ireland's qually against Russia in Moscow last night, Richard Dunne also had the misfortune of doing smacking his face into the metal drainage grid that surrounds the plaggy pitch at the Luzhniki after clattering through Yuri Zhirkov on the touchline.

By Alan Duffy

The real, tragic consequences of the collapse of the Celtic Tiger were all too apparent in Moscow on Tuesday night, as Republic of Ireland captain Richard Dunne was forced to wear a number-less replacement shirt after his No. 5 shirt was decimated in a challenge with Yuri Zhirkov.

Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni saluted Richard Dunne and Shay Given for their heroic performances in a precious 0-0 draw in Moscow.
Dunne produced two superb blocks and ended the game with four stitches in a head wound as Ireland managed to cling on for their first ever point in Russia.

The Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow will be the setting were a critical match will decide the match between Russia and the Republic of Ireland. This match will be a deciding factor in shaping Group B. A victory for Russia will put them at the top with 19 points and in [read more]

Ireland captain Robbie Keane has admitted Tomorrow's Euro 2012 qualifier with Russia is a game 'The Boys In Green' cannot afford to lose if they are to maintain hopes of qualifying for the finals in Poland.
Giovanni Trapattoni's side were held by Slovakia last Friday in a disappointing performance in the Aviva Stadium and trail Russia by two points with three rounds of games remaining in Group B.

Coupled by a 0-0 draw between the Republic of Ireland and Slovakia in Dublin, Russia have once again taken the top spot in Group B after a victory over Macedonia in Moscow today. These two results set the tone for the encounter with Ireland on Tuesday and puts Russia into [read more]

Sir Bobby Charlton has today claimed he thinks Wayne Rooney can break his goalscoring record for Manchester United.

Our legend saw his appearances record broken by Ryan Giggs during the 2008 European Cup final in Moscow, but has still scored 98 more goals than any other player in the history of our club.

Of late, it seems that Chelsea fans are beginning to question the role Frank Lampard has in the side at the moment as being honest we haven't seen Frank at anywhere near his best so far this season.
As you can imagine with news that Frank Lampard was on the bench for England's 3-0 win over Bulgaria last night, the knives have come out for him regarding his England career.

This Friday, Russia could take a two point lead if they defeat Macedonia in Moscow and Ireland draws with Slovakia in Dublin. With this scenario Russia will move into first place with 16 points ahead of Slovakia and Ireland with 14 points. This is of course one of many scenarios [read more]

New Anzhi Makhachkala signing Samuel Eto'o has made an instant impact for his new club by scoring the equalizer in a 1-1 draw away at FK Rostov.

The signing of the Cameroonian international has raised many eyebrows throughout the world of football especially given the huge wages that he is reported to be earning, something akin to 20 million euros a year.

Samuel Eto'o arrives at Vnukovo airport in Moscow, considerably richer than he was yesterday, presumably. Image: STR/AFP/Getty Images/Daylife.

Pardon?

Yes, you heard it correctly, Kickettes. Samuel Eto'o, striker extraordinaire and purveyor of these thighs has left Inter Milan and signed what could be described as a 'lucrative' three year contract with Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala.

Samuel Eto'o completes curious move to Russia - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Inter Milan have sold striker Samuel Eto'o to Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for a fee of £21.8 million. Eto'o will become the highest paid footballer in the world at £17.9m per season. Makhachkala are attempting to become a Russian and European power by spending large amounts of cash on international stars.

Russia will be playing Serbia today (Aug 10) in a friendly match at Moscow's Lokomotiv Stadium. This match will be a test for both teams as they prepare for crucial Euro 2012 qualifiers which will require their best form.

Russia are in second place in Group B with thirteen point [read more]

Is it "so long and thanks for the goal in Moscow" to Yuri Zhirkov?

Reports in Russia are claiming that Zhirkov arrived this morning and has signed with FC Anji for 15 million Euros. Nothing is on either club's website yet, though.

Zhirkov's Chelsea career hasn't exactly been sparkling, given he has often fallen into the Alex-esque injury mire where he disappears for periods of time with no one explaining exactly why.

One of the main stories that broke over the weekend was about Ashley Cole and his "desire" to finish his career in Spain. The Daily Mail ran this article quoting a "source close to the footballer" who said:

'Ashley has told friends he sees his future abroad and he wants to persuade [ex-wife] Cheryl to come with him.

After three consecutive tough matchups against Moscow powerhouses, Eugene Starikov and crew will look to take all three points when strugglers Rostov visit the Trud Stadium on Wednesday.

Eugene Starikov once again went the distance for Tomsk, though the Siberians were soundly beaten by their high-powered hosts in Moscow.

Eugene Starikov played the full 90 as Tomsk snatched a last minute equalizer against Moscow giants Spartak on Tuesday.

Patrice Evra signed a new deal with United after offers from top clubs all around Europe came in for him.

Evra has revealed that it is his feeling for the club that kept him around.

"It was an important decision for myself. I love this club, everyone knows that," Evra told the official site.

Eugene Starikov made his third consecutive start as Tomsk shared the points with their visitors from Moscow in the Trud Stadium.

Eugene Starikov and Tomsk will look to regain their winning ways when they welcome Lokomotiv Moscow to the Trud Stadium on Friday.

While the book makers have Barcelona the favorites, I for one "believe" that United will make us proud in the Champions League final. This is the mosaic from the 2008 Champions League in Moscow and it brings back good memory for any United fan. Glory Glory Man United.

It seems like yesterday that Roy Jones Jr. was the pound-for-pound king of the boxing world. Now, well past his prime, Roy Jones Jr. is a joke. Boxing in Moscow, Jones was dominated by a Russian by the name of Denis Lebedev. You can watch the Roy Jones Jr. video below to see him get owned by the Russian.